THE RHODE ISLAND PROMISE tuition-free program at the Community College of Rhode Island has earned a 2019 Excellence Award from the New England Board of Higher Education. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE – The New England Board of Higher Education gave a 2019 Excellence Award to state officials on Tuesday for the Rhode Island Promise scholarship program, which allows high school graduates to attend the Community College of Rhode Island tuition-free. The program was championed by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, who has proposed expanding the scholarship…